When you stop to think about it, New Year’s Resolutions are all about habits. Breaking some bad ones (smoking, drinking excessively, binging on fast food when you’ve had a bad day), and starting new ones (working out, eating more Brussels sprouts). Businesses, like individuals, develop bad habits over time that need correction, while success in […]
“A friend and I set up a limited liability company (LLC) 20 years ago. The business was extremely successful, to the point that about 10 years ago we brought in a third partner who ‘earned his way’ into the company. My friend and I own 40% each of the LLC, and this third partner now […]
I was pleased to be one of the judges at last week’s Connecticut Business Plan Competition sponsored by The Entrepreneurship Foundation (www.entrepreneurshipfoundation.org) and held at Gateway Community College in New Haven, Connecticut. Twice a year dozens of teams from the entrepreneurship classes at Connecticut’s private colleges, state universities and community colleges compete for cash awards, […]
“I started a business with two partners back in the 1990s. We set up a closely held corporation for the business, and signed a Shareholders’ Agreement. The three of us have gotten along well over the years and so we really haven’t had to look at the Agreement all that much. But about a month […]
“I’m a video photographer who, up until now, has specialized in shooting weddings, bar mitzvahs, and other ‘celebration’ type events. A local high school recently contacted me about making a video of their school’s drama production each year. I frankly didn’t realize there was a market for that, so I contacted other area elementary, middle […]